Paradyne FrameSaver FLEX 9123 User manual

FrameSaver FLEX 9123
User’s Guide
Document No. 9123-A2-GB20-20
August 2001

AAugust 2001 9123-A2-GB20-20
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Contents
About This Guide
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Purpose and Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
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Document Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
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Product-Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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Conventions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
1 About the FrameSaver FLEX 9123
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System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
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FrameSaver FLEX Feature Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Basic FLEX Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Advanced FLEX SLV Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
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OpenLane SLM System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
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NetScout Manager Plus and NetScout Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
2 User Interface and Basic Operation
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Logging On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
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Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
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Screen Work Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
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Navigating the Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Keyboard Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Selecting from a Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Switching Between Screen Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Selecting a Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Entering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

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3 Configuration
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Basic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Configuration Option Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Accessing and Displaying Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Changing Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Saving Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
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Using the Easy Install Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
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Setting Up So the Router Can Receive RIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
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Entering System Information and Setting the System Clock . . . . . . . . 3-10
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Setting Up Auto-Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Selecting a Frame Relay Discovery Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Automatically Removing a Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
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Setting Up Back-to-Back Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Changing Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
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Configuration Option Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
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Configuring the Overall System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Configuring Frame Relay and LMI for the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Configuring Service Level Verification Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Configuring General System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
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Configuring the Physical Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Configuring the Network Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Configuring the User Data Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
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Assigning Time Slots/Cross Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Assigning Frame Relay Time Slots to the Network Interface . . . . 3-29
Assigning the Synchronous Data Port to Network Time Slots. . . . 3-32
Clearing Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
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Configuring Frame Relay for an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
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Manually Configuring DLCI Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
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Configuring PVC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
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Setting Up Management and Communication Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Configuring Node IP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Configuring Management PVCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Configuring General SNMP Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Configuring Telnet and/or FTP Session Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Configuring SNMP NMS Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Configuring SNMP Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Configuring the Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Configuring the Communication Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Configuring the COM Port to Support an External Modem . . . . . . 3-63

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4 Security and Logins
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Limiting Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
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Controlling Asynchronous Terminal Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
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Controlling External COM Port Device Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
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Controlling Telnet or FTP Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Limiting Telnet Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Limiting FTP Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Limiting Telnet or FTP Access Over the TS Management Link. . . 4-7
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Controlling SNMP Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Disabling SNMP Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Assigning SNMP Community Names and Access Levels. . . . . . . 4-9
Limiting SNMP Access Through IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
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Creating a Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
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Modifying a Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
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Deleting a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
5 Operation and Maintenance
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Displaying System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
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Viewing LEDs and Control Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
LED Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Control Lead Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
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Device Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
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Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
System and Test Status Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Network LMI-Reported DLCIs Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
PVC Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Time Slot Assignment Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
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IP Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
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Performance Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Clearing Performance Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Service Level Verification Performance Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
DLCI Performance Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Frame Relay Performance Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
ESF Line Performance Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Ethernet Performance Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
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Trap Event Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39

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FTP File Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Upgrading System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Determining Whether a Download Is Complete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Changing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Transferring Collected Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
6Troubleshooting
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Problem Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
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Resetting the Unit and Restoring Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Resetting the Unit from the Control Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Resetting the Unit By Cycling the Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Restoring Communication with a Misconfigured Unit . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
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Troubleshooting Management Link Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
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LMI Packet Capture Utility Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Viewing Captured Packets from the Menu-Driven User Interface. 6-6
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Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
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Viewing the Trap Event Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
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Troubleshooting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Frame Relay PVC Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
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Tests Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Test Timeout Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
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Starting and Stopping a Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Aborting All Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
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PVC Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
PVC Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Send Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Monitor Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
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Physical Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Line Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Payload Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Repeater Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Send Line Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Data Channel Loopbacks on a Frame Relay Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Send and Monitor Pattern Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
DTE Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
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IP Ping Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
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Lamp Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30

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7 Setting Up OpenLane for FrameSaver Devices and
Activating SLV Capability
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OpenLane Support of FrameSaver Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
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Setting Up the OpenLane SLM System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
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Setting Up FrameSaver FLEX and SLV Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
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Ordering FLEX SLV Activations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
To Find Your License Key Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
The Activation Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
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Administering and Managing FLEX SLV Activations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Entering an Activation Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Checking Activation Certificate Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Scheduling Activations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Checking the Status of Scheduled Activations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Cancelling Scheduled Activations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Accessing and Printing the Certificate Summary Report. . . . . . . . 7-9
8 Setting Up NetScout Manager Plus for FrameSaver Devices
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Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
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Configuring NetScout Manager Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Adding FrameSaver FLEX Units to the NetScout Manager
Plus Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Adding SLV Alarms Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Editing Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Adding SLV Alarms Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Creating History Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Installing the User-Defined History Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
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Monitoring a DLCI’s History Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
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Monitoring the Agent Using NetScout Manager Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

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9 Setting Up Network Health for FrameSaver Devices
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Installation and Setup of Network Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
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Discovering FrameSaver Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
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Configuring the Discovered Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
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Grouping Elements for Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
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Generating Reports for a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
About Service Level Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
About At-a-Glance Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
About Trend Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Printed Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
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Reports Applicable to FLEX and SLV Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
A Menu Hierarchy
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Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
B SNMP MIBs and Traps, and RMON Alarm Defaults
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MIB Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
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Downloading MIBs and SNMP Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
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System Group (mib-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
FrameSaver Unit's sysDescr (system 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
FrameSaver Unit's sysObjectID (system 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
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Interfaces Group (mib-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Paradyne Indexes to the Interface Table (ifTable). . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
NetScout Indexes to the Interface Table (ifTable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
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Standards Compliance for SNMP Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Trap: warmStart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Trap: authenticationFailure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Traps: linkUp and linkDown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Traps: enterprise-Specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Traps: RMON-Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

RMON Alarm and Event Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15
Physical Interface Alarm Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16
Frame Relay Link Alarm Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17
DLCI Alarm Defaults –Paradyne Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19
DLCI Alarm Defaults –NetScout Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-20

Object ID Cross-References (Numeric Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-22

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C Connectors, Cables, and Pin Assignments

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

T1 Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
T1 Network Cable (Feature No. 3100-F1-500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Canadian T1 Line Interface Cable (Feature No. 3100-F1-510). . . C-2

COM Port Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Standard EIA-232-D Crossover Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Configuring an External Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Data Port Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Standard V.35 Straight-through Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Ethernet Port Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
D Technical Specifications
E Equipment List

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Index

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About This Guide
Purpose and Intended Audience
This document contains information that applies to the FrameSaver FLEX 9123
unit, which supports multiple types of service: leased line, frame relay, and
managed frame relay. It is intended for system designers, engineers,
administrators, and operators.
You must be familiar with the functional operation of digital data communications
equipment and frame relay networks.
Document Organization
Section Description
Chapter 1, About the FrameSaver
FLEX 9123
Identifies how the FrameSaver 9123 unit fits into
Paradyne’s Service Level Management (SLM)
solution, and describes the unit’s basic features and,
if ordered, its advanced Service Level Verification
and Management (SLV and SLM) features.
Chapter 2,
User Interface and
Basic Operation
Shows how to navigate the menu-driven user
interface.
Chapter 3,
Configuration Provides configuration information for the FLEX unit.
Chapter 4, Security and Logins Provides procedures for controlling access to the
FLEX unit and setting up logins.
Chapter 5, Operation and
Maintenance
Provides procedures to display unit identification
information and perform file transfers, as well as how
to display and interpret status and statistical
information.
Chapter 6,
Troubleshooting Provides device problem resolution, alarm, and other
information, as well as troubleshooting and test
procedures.
Chapter 7,
Setting Up OpenLane
for FrameSaver Devices and
Activating SLV Capability
Identifies where installation and setup information is
located and how FrameSaver units are supported.

About This Guide
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A master glossary of terms and acronyms used in Paradyne documents is
available on the World Wide Web at www.paradyne.com. Select
Library
→
Technical Manuals
→
Technical Glossary
.
Chapter 8,
Setting Up NetScout
Manager Plus for FrameSaver
Devices
Describes setup of the NetScout Manager Plus
application so it supports FrameSaver units.
Chapter 9,
Setting Up Network
Health for FrameSaver Devices
Describes setup of Concord’s Network Health
application so reports can be created for FrameSaver
units, and identifies those reports that apply to
FrameSaver units.
Appendix A,
Menu Hierarchy
Contains a graphical representation of how the user
interface screens are organized.
Appendix B,
SNMP MIBs and
Traps, and RMON Alarm Defaults
Identifies the MIBs supported and how they can be
downloaded, describes the unit’s compliance with
SNMP format standards and with its special
operational trap features, and describes the
RMON-specific user history groups, and alarm and
event defaults.
Appendix C,
Connectors, Cables,
and Pin Assignments
Shows the rear panel, tells what cables are needed,
and provides pin assignments for interfaces and
cables.
Appendix D,
Technical
Specifications
Technical Specifications.
Appendix E,
Equipment List
Equipment List.
Index
Lists key terms, acronyms, concepts, and sections.
Section Description

About This Guide
9123-A2-GB20-20 August 2001 xi
Product-Related Documents
Complete Paradyne documentation for this product is available at
www.paradyne.com. Select
Library
→
Technical Manuals.
To order a paper copy of this manual:

Within the U.S.A., call 1-800-PARADYNE (1-800-727-2396)

Outside the U.S.A., call 1-727-530-8623
Document Number Document Title
Paradyne FrameSaver FLEX Documentation:
9123-A2-GL10
FrameSaver FLEX 9123 Quick Reference
9123-A2-GK41
FrameSaver FLEX 9123 SLV Activation Addendum
9123-A2-GN10
FrameSaver FLEX 9123 Installation Instructions
Paradyne OpenLane NMS Documentation:
7800-A2-GB30
OpenLane SLM Reports Reference Guide
7800-A2-GB31
OpenLane SLM Administrator’s Guide
NetScout Documentation:
2930-170
NetScout Probe User Guide
2930-610
NetScout Manager/Plus User Guide
2930-620
NetScout Manager/Plus & NetScout Server Administrator
Guide
2930-788
NetScout Manager Plus Set Up & Installation Guide
Concord Communications Documentation:
09-10010-005
Network Health User Guide
09-10020-005
Network Health Installation Guide
09-10050-002
Network Health –Traffic Accountant Reports Guide
09-10070-001
Network Health Reports Guide

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Conventions Used
Convention Used to . . .
Italic
Indicate variable information (for example,
DLCI
nnnn
)
.
Menu selection sequence Provide an abbreviated method for indicating the
selections to be made from a menu or selections
from within a menu before performing a procedural
step.
For example,
Main Menu
→
Status
→
System and Test Status
indicates that you should select Status from the Main
Menu, then select System and Test Status from the
Status menu.
(Path:) Provide a check point that coincides with the menu
path shown at the top of the screen. Always shown
within parentheses so you can verify that you are
referencing the correct table (for example, Path:
main/config/alarm).
Brackets [ ] Indicate multiple selection choices when multiple
options can be displayed (for example, Clear
[
Network/Port-1
] Statistics).
Text highlighted in blue Indicate a hyperlink to additional information when
viewing this manual online. Click on the highlighted
text.

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1
About the FrameSaver FLEX 9123
This chapter includes the following:

System Overview

FrameSaver FLEX Feature Sets
on page 1-2
—
Basic FLEX Features
—
Advanced FLEX SLV Features

OpenLane SLM System
on page 1-8

NetScout Manager Plus and NetScout Probes
on page 1-9
System Overview
Our System Solution consists of:

FrameSaver®FLEX units

OpenLane®SLM system

NetScout Manager Plus application

Standalone NetScout Probes, if needed
This solution provides increased manageability, monitoring, and diagnostics so
customers can identify problems more efficiently, troubleshoot those problems
faster, and maximize their network to control costs. It is also compatible with
Concord Communication’s Network Health software.
FrameSaver FLEX 9123 units operate with other FrameSaver devices, and when
teamed with FrameSaver devices in multinational applications, provide a complete
global frame relay management solution.

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FrameSaver FLEX Feature Sets
Depending upon the model ordered, the FrameSaver FLEX unit has the basic
FrameSaver frame relay and diagnostic capability, or it is enhanced with additional
SLV (Service Level Verification) reporting capability. These are referred to as
feature sets, which provide different levels of intelligence for monitoring, managing,
and reporting performance of the unit.
The two feature sets include:

Basic FLEX Feature Set. Models with this feature set provide basic FLEX
capability, which includes the following:
—Leased Line mode for standard DSU installation and operation
—Device health and status
—Layer 1 (Physical) and Layer 2 (Frame Relay) performance statistics
—Basic physical testing and non-disruptive PVC diagnostics
—A troubleshooting DLCI (Data Link Connection Identifier) for service
provider use and remote management
—Limited RMON (Remote Monitoring) functionality
—Multiplexed management PVCs
See
Basic FLEX Features
on page 1-4 for other features and additional
information.

Advanced FLEX SLV Feature Set. Models with this feature set (sometimes
referred to as Feature Set or Group 2) provide all the basic FLEX capability,
plus advanced SLV features. When additional SLV data is collected and the
unit is accessed from an OpenLane SLM system, Web access to the following
information is available:
—TruePut™Technology using Frame and Data Delivery Ratios
—Web browser access to all diagnostic and reporting functions
—Historical SLA (Service Level Agreement) verification and trend reports
—Real-time RMON (remote monitoring) alarms and configurable alarm
thresholds
—Real-time and historical network performance graphs
—Multiplexed customer PVCs
See
Advanced FLEX SLV Features
on page 1-7 for other features and more
information about the additional SLV capability.
If the unit does not have the additional SLV features, full FLEX SLV capability can
be activated at any time by ordering an Activation Certificate. The OpenLane SLM
system, Release 5.3 or later, is required to schedule activation of FLEX SLV
features in units, and to manage activations.

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9123-A2-GB20-20 August 2001 1-3
To obtain an Activation Certificate, provide the model to be upgraded (i.e., 9123),
your OpenLane system license key number, and the number of FrameSaver units
to be upgraded to FLEX SLV capability (the number of activations to be included
on the certificate). You can order the certificate for a single unit or for many units.
Your Activation Certificate will include an Activation Certificate Number, the
Feature Group Number for the additional SLV features (Feature Group 2), your
OpenLane license key number, and the number of device activations ordered.
When the Activation Certificate arrives, add the Activation Certificate Number to
your OpenLane SLM application’s database. Activations can occur at any time, for
as many units as desired, until no activations remain for the certificate. When
ready to activate units, simply select the units to be activated and schedule the
activations. The activations occur when scheduled, and OpenLane updates the
certificate information. The OpenLane system also provides a Certificate
Summary Report to assist you in the management of the certificate.
The following table summarizes the features that are included in the two feature
sets. See
Basic FLEX Features
on page 1-4 and
Advanced FLEX SLV Features
on
page 1-7 for additional information.
Feature
Feature Set
Basic
FLEX Advanced FLEX SLV
Physical and frame relay performance statistics Yes Yes
SLV performance statistics
(for example, FDR/DDR, latency, CIR/EIR relationships) No Yes
Trap Log Yes Yes
Multiplexed user data DLCIs No Yes
Troubleshooting DLCI for remote management Yes Yes
Layer 2 (data link) diagnostics
(nondisruptive DLCI loopbacks) Yes Yes
PVC Burst Table Yes Yes
User history available via SNMP RMON2 polling Yes Yes
User history available via FTP No Yes
RMON alarms and proactive alarm thresholds No Yes
OpenLane SLM system real time applications Limited (no
SLM) Yes
OpenLane SLM system historical reports and graphs No Yes
Layer 3 (network) Top Talkers No No
NetScout Manager Plus support Limited
(alarms and
history only)
Limited
(alarms and
history only)

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Basic FLEX Features
The FrameSaver FLEX 9123 unit provides the following features:

Easy Installation. Provides a simplified menu that allows the unit to be
installed like a standard leased-line SNMP DSU/CSU, and allows selection of
either leased line or frame relay service. A straight-forward installation menu is
available that requires minimal configuration to get the unit up and running,
and to set up remote configuration and management via Telnet access from
the NOC (Network Operations Center). Test equipment can then be connected
to the data port, and a BERT (Bit Error Rate Test) run to verify operation.

Frame Relay Aware Management. Supports diagnostic and network
management features over the frame relay network using the Annex-A,
Annex-D, and Standard LMI management protocol. The unit’s frame relay
capability also supports:
—Inband management channels over the frame relay network using
dedicated PVCs.
—Unique nondisruptive diagnostics.
—CIR monitoring on a PVC basis.
—Multiple PVCs on an interface.
—Multiplexing management PVCs with user data PVCs.
—Multiplexing multiple PVCs going to the same location onto a single
network PVC.

Router-Independence. Unique diagnostics, performance monitoring,
PVC-based in-band network management, and SNMP connectivity is not
dependent upon external routers, cables, or LAN adapters.

Inverse ARP and Standard RIP Support. Provides Inverse ARP (Address
Resolution Protocol) support so the frame relay router at one end of a
management PVC can acquire the IP address of a FrameSaver unit at the
other end of the PVC. Standard RIP (Routing Information Protocol) allows the
router to automatically learn the routes to all FrameSaver units connected to
that FrameSaver unit.

Security. Provides multiple levels of security to prevent unauthorized access
to the unit.

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
Auto-Configuration. Provides the following automatic configuration features:
—Time Slot Discovery –For automatic configuration of all network DS0
assignments.
—Frame Relay Discovery –For automatic discovery of network DLCIs and
configuration of a user data port DLCIs, the PVC connection, and a
management PVC, which is multiplexed with user data DLCIs.
—LMI Protocol Discovery –For automatic configuration of the protocol being
used by the network.
—DLCI Deletion –For automatic removal of configuration of unused DLCIs
from the unit’s configuration and statistical databases.
—CIR Determination –For automatic recalculation of the committed rate
measurement interval (Tc) and excess burst size (Be) when a DLCI’s CIR
changes.
—Excess burst size (Be) and committed burst size (Bc) are recalculated
when Committed Burst Size Bc (Bits) is set to CIR. The committed rate
measurement interval (Tc) is recalculated when Committed Burst Size Bc
(Bits) is set to Other.

Configurable FTP Transfer Rate. Allows you to control the transmit rate used
for downloading from the FrameSaver unit and uploading user history statistics
to an NMS (Network Management System) via the COM port connection or a
management PVC so the data can be transferred as a background task using
the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) over extended periods using low
bandwidth.

Dual Flash Memory. Allows software upgrades while the unit is up and
running. Two software loads can be stored and implemented at the user’s
discretion.

Multiplexed Management PVCs. Provides a method of multiplexing
management data with customer data transparently over a single PVC
(Permanent Virtual Circuit) when FrameSaver devices are at each end of the
circuit. This feature also makes it possible to run nondisruptive PVC tests.

Maximum Number of PVCs and Management PVCs Supported.

ATM VPI/VCI and DLCI Correlation. For networks with both ATM and frame
relay-access endpoints, allows the FrameSaver unit to report the originating
Virtual Path and Channel Identifier (VPI/VCI) in the far-end ATM-access
endpoint where the local DLCI is mapped. This occurs when the FrameSaver
unit is operating in frame relay mode.
Feature
Models
9123-A1-213
9123-A1-223 9123-A1-215 9123-A1-225
Through Connections (PVCs) 64 120
Dedicated Management PVCs 2 2

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
Frame Relay Traffic Policing. Ensures proper alignment and correlation of
CIR (Committed Information Rate) values between the FrameSaver unit and
the network switch. When this feature is enabled, the unit can enforce CIR and
EIR (Excess Information Rate), marking frames that exceed CIR as DE
(Discard Eligible) using the same method used by the switch.

RMON User History Performance Statistics via SNMP Polling. Provides
access to ESF line, physical interface, and basic frame relay performance
statistics by polling the FrameSaver unit using SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol). These statistics are available real-time via the
Enterprise MIB and historically as an RMON2 User History object.

Trap Event Log. Shows the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
trap event log for the FrameSaver unit, with the most recent events first,
keeping a running total for all trap events stored, the amount of time since the
event was logged, plus a description of the trap.

Extensive Testing Capability. Provides a variety of tests to identify and
diagnose device and network problems, including nondisruptive PVC
loopbacks and end-to-end connectivity. Tests can be commanded from the
unit’s menu-driven user interface or the OpenLane system.
These tests include V.54 or FT1-ANSI data channel loopback support so the
frame relay network service provider can perform a physical loopback from its
own switch without having to contact the local service provider for loopback
activation.

LMI Packet Capture. Provides a way of uploading data that has been
captured in a trace file so the data can be uploaded and transferred to a
Network Associates Sniffer for analysis, or viewed via the menu-driven user
interface. When viewed from the menu-driven user interface, the 12 most
recent LMI messages are displayed.

Service Provider Support. Provides information and tools useful to network
service providers, which includes the following:
—IP Routing Table –Shows the IP routing table for the FrameSaver unit,
with network as well as host routes, the number of hops to the destination,
the method by which the route was added to the table, the interface used
to get to the destination, and how long the route has been in existence.
—Troubleshooting PVC –Provides a dedicated troubleshooting
management link that helps service providers isolate problems within their
network.

Back-to-Back Operation. Allows two FrameSaver devices to be connected
via a leased-line network or for leased-line simulation so that a point-to-point
configuration can be implemented.